Global Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Description

This programme is a collaboration between the University Medical Centre Utrecht  (Julius Global Health, Wilhemina Children's Hospital), Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health (ACGCH) and the Dutch Working Party on International Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health. With an enthusiastic team of experts, we will discuss the major challenges which women and children in the world are facing, and we will look at potential solutions.

This year we will return for the Global Maternal, Newborn and Child Health summer school in Utrecht!

This course provides an overview of Maternal, Newborn and Child health care, globally. Guest lecturers will provide interactive sessions, alternated by small group work, to address the following learning objectives: 

• Discuss key challenges in global maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH);
• Provide a comprehensive overview of strategies to improve MNCH outcomes;
• Discuss the role of the Sustainable Development Goals in achieving MNCH outcomes;
• Collaborate effectively within an international group of participants and faculty.

Speakers will be announced in December 2024. 

A sense of renewed energy on improving global maternal health and a great interest into the field of research concerning global maternal health.

Lecturers

Lectures will include experts from the organizing institutions (UMC Utrecht, Amsterdam Centre for Global Child Health, Working party for International Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health) as well as other institutions.

Lecturers include:

• Prof. Dr. Kitty Bloemenkamp
• Prof. Dr. Louis Bont
• Dr. Marcus Rijken
• Dr. Joyce Browne

More information about the programme and lecturers will become available in January 2025.

Target audience

This course is open to all with an interest in global maternal, newborn and child health, including:

• (PhD) researchers
• Health professionals such as medical doctors, nurses, midwives
• Policy makers

• Master’s level students (Medical/global health/public health/biomedical sciences)

   

  Professional accreditation can be requested with the Dutch Societies for Obstetrics/Gynacology, Global health and Pediatrics (NVOG, NVTG and NVK.)  Please contact us if you are interested to discuss other accreditation options.  

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to give the participant a thorough introduction into global maternal, newborn and child health health, discuss obstacles and possible solutions to improve health at a global and local scale within an international environment.

Study load

Full-time, one week. 

Tags

• child health
• global health
• maternal health
• newborn health